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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-headed Gulls (descriptive)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Moriya Jihei (Japanese), publisher

Title

Black-headed Gulls (descriptive)
Untitled set of harimaze-e

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1858

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

12.7 x 12.5 cm (5 x 4 15/16 inches) (image) ôban yoko-e; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 20

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa; censors' seals | kiwame (on sheet)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.048D

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Moriya Jihei (Japanese), publisher
Black-headed Gulls (descriptive); Untitled set of harimaze-e, ca. 1858
polychrome wood block print
12.7 x 12.5 cm (5 x 4 15/16 inches) (image) ôban yoko-e; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 20
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.048D

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